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after the supreme court judge, john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island to escape the heat. >> the charm has been more than usually taxing, and some have called it the term of the century. >> three months later the court is back and there are no signs of it cooling down. >> the justices are moving from the frying pan into the fire, and they are tackling some of the most legal questions of the day. across the board, probably the biggest term in at least a decade. >> cases involving the contention issues of affirmative action, and same-sex marriage and voting rights and abortion are likely to come up this term which kicks off monday. >> there are some very exciting cases already in the docket and more in the pipeline that may -- the court will be making a division on soon. >> another set of decisions could bring more on the justices. >> no, i have not had a falling out with justice roberts. >> loud words exchanged? >> no. >> slamming the doors? >> no. >> nothing like that? >> nothing like that. >> liberals fear a more hard line and dogmatic shift to the right? >> a l
after the supreme court judge, john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island to escape the heat. >> the charm has been more than usually taxing, and some have called it the term of the century. >> three months later the court is back and there are no signs of it cooling down. >> the justices are moving from the frying pan into the fire, and they are tackling some of the most legal questions of the day. across the board, probably the biggest term in at least a...
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we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular nfl refs will be back on the field tomorrow. the refs union formally ratify add new contract today. the nfl agreed to a deal with the union earlier this week which allowed those refs to return on thursday to a standing "o." critics said the performance of the replacement refs hurt the integrity of the game. >>> and winds ripping through the japanese island of okinawa is all from typhoon jelawat. at least 50 people suffered injuries while more than 270,000 homes have no power. the storm is expected to weaken as it moves north through cooler waters. >>> here's what else we're talking about tonight. a mentally disabled wo
we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular...
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john kerry did the job and stood in for mitt romney in the president's camp. and then standing in for the president in romney's debate preps, the silver haired guy in the pink shirt is ohio senator rob portman. and, in fact, portman has really become the go-to guy for republican candidates who need a sparg partner. he's really good at this. but here's the thing, he's never really talked publicly about his role, the preparation and how his debate preps have gone. until now. because i have one of the best colleagues in the business, dana bash, she got the inside story. it is fascinating. one of the things i can't believe you're able to unearth is this anecdote about the 2008 campaign preps between mccain and obama. did rob portman -- is this true, did he get cyndi mccain to cry? >> he did. i don't think that was his intention, i know it wasn't, but he did. and the reason is because they were in debate prep, he was playing barack obama, and he was apparently so believable in his role as barack obama and more importantly so tough, hard hitting against his sparring
john kerry did the job and stood in for mitt romney in the president's camp. and then standing in for the president in romney's debate preps, the silver haired guy in the pink shirt is ohio senator rob portman. and, in fact, portman has really become the go-to guy for republican candidates who need a sparg partner. he's really good at this. but here's the thing, he's never really talked publicly about his role, the preparation and how his debate preps have gone. until now. because i have one of...
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we'll look ahead with ali velshi and john avalon. first of all, john, i want to talk with you about tomorrow. tomorrow you have the jobs reports. that is coming out. could be a game changer. are people going to be watching for that number and what could it possibly indicate for the president? >> the jobs numbers are the key of this election, schs the economy, jobs. you hear it again and again. swing voters in particular. it's issue number one. this is an important number. we've seen it drop to 8.1%, but this has been a real source of frustration for the president. if the jobs number were to grow up, that would compound a lot of the narratives that mitt romney said yesterday, which is that the obama plan hasn't been working. people aren't working. eebl the date is november 2nd, and that is really going to be key in crystallizing people's psychology as they go into the voting booth. >> yeah. >> john and i are going to have a better answer for you in the coming weeks because we're both heading out into the country on october 22nd. we'll
we'll look ahead with ali velshi and john avalon. first of all, john, i want to talk with you about tomorrow. tomorrow you have the jobs reports. that is coming out. could be a game changer. are people going to be watching for that number and what could it possibly indicate for the president? >> the jobs numbers are the key of this election, schs the economy, jobs. you hear it again and again. swing voters in particular. it's issue number one. this is an important number. we've seen it...
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you mentioned john kerry, of course, you just heard from dan lothian john kerry is playing mitt romney. take a listen to john mccain. he spoke with candy crowley yesterday on "state of the union." john mccain the last man to debate president obama. >> i think both are excellent in their own way. i think you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. obviously. but also, candy, part of it depends on who's moderating. >> the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debate per. this is mitt's first time on this kind of stage. >> paul ryan on the sunday talk shows. the running mate talking down expeations. look at this count. brand-new from abc news/"washington post" this morn ing. who's more likely to win the debates? the president by 20-some points. a lot of americans think the president will have the upper hand on wednesday night in denver. >> we'll see. many thanks. cnn's live coverage of wednesday night's debate starts at 7:00 eastern. >>> syria is expected to try to justify its actions in its bloody civil war when its foreign minister spea
you mentioned john kerry, of course, you just heard from dan lothian john kerry is playing mitt romney. take a listen to john mccain. he spoke with candy crowley yesterday on "state of the union." john mccain the last man to debate president obama. >> i think both are excellent in their own way. i think you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. obviously. but also, candy, part of it depends on who's moderating. >> the man's been on the national stage...
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don't do it like -- it's kind of like elton john rolls to town and doesn't play yellow brick road. they need the inspiring speeches. obviously ann romney, biggest tip i can give her is to encourage mitt privately to be a little bit of the man she keeps telling us he is privately. privately she always says, oh, he's such a joker and he's like my sixth child and he's hilarious and loves to goof around and he's so human. yeah, all we see publicly is robot mitt romney who does what people tell him to do from all sides adjusting constantly to become president. all of his most interesting things happen in private somehow. he's hilarious. that's when he says what he really feels about the country. that's where he puts his investments in interesting offshore exotic places like the cayman islands. bring a little bit of this guy with actual life and personality in front of the camera. maybe you will have a chance on wednesday. >> the goofy guy. and just to play -- in all fairness, you know, president obama, who always tends to come off as very smiling and in control of things, it's ltion ki
don't do it like -- it's kind of like elton john rolls to town and doesn't play yellow brick road. they need the inspiring speeches. obviously ann romney, biggest tip i can give her is to encourage mitt privately to be a little bit of the man she keeps telling us he is privately. privately she always says, oh, he's such a joker and he's like my sixth child and he's hilarious and loves to goof around and he's so human. yeah, all we see publicly is robot mitt romney who does what people tell him...
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so, john avalon, let me begin with you. read your column in the daily beast pointing out the five october surprises beginning with, you know, three words. libya, syria, iran, what is the biggest threat? >> well, look, the breaking news right now is an indication of just how fragile, of course, the world we live in now is. the next external event can change the frame of the national debate in the weeks coming up to the election. right now ear seeing increased scrutiny on the administration about their response and disclosures in the wake of the killing of our ambassador in benghazi, congressional hearings there. syria can heat up. >> let me interrupt you. let me go to your wife. >> yes, please. >> do you think that mitt romney should bring up some questions being called upon the administration when it comes to happened in benghazi? >> look, i think that in the context of what is president obama's larger middle east strategy and what the romney campaign refers to as a possible unraveling of it, it is absolutely legitimate to
so, john avalon, let me begin with you. read your column in the daily beast pointing out the five october surprises beginning with, you know, three words. libya, syria, iran, what is the biggest threat? >> well, look, the breaking news right now is an indication of just how fragile, of course, the world we live in now is. the next external event can change the frame of the national debate in the weeks coming up to the election. right now ear seeing increased scrutiny on the administration...
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cnn's john zarrella caught up with some people working to sign up potential voters. and they're finding a discouraging amount of apathy. >> reporter: jasinia fernandez and karen garcia go door to door. the question they ask is simple but one of te modemocracy's mos important. >> sometimes i get sad because people tell me, you know, i don't want to vote. i don't liking voting. it's frustrating sometimes. they do have the right and can vote. they don't want to vote. >> reporter: jessinia and karen work for a plethora of organizations, some partisan, some not, engaged in a last minute swing state signing race to register voters. since the primary more than 133,000 people have registered. >> are you registered to vote? >> reporter: at florida atlantic university in boca raton -- >> are you registered to vote this year? >> reporter: outside the courthouse in plantation there's no mistaking which candidate allen supports. but he says -- >> we register anyone that comes along that wants to register. >> reporter: but you would prefer they register democrats. >> of course. i
cnn's john zarrella caught up with some people working to sign up potential voters. and they're finding a discouraging amount of apathy. >> reporter: jasinia fernandez and karen garcia go door to door. the question they ask is simple but one of te modemocracy's mos important. >> sometimes i get sad because people tell me, you know, i don't want to vote. i don't liking voting. it's frustrating sometimes. they do have the right and can vote. they don't want to vote. >> reporter:...
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john legend will be at one of the big fundraisers. another big concert. 6,000 350e78 expected in northern california. where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see you, as always. thank you, dan. >>> while the presidential contenders are busy raising money, of course, talking foreign policy as well. joe bide sxen paul ryan, they are practicing for their big moment. the vice presidential debate, that is on thursday. the hot topic on the sunday talk shows. let's watch. >>> people enjoy these debates. i would expect a lot of people to be watching. i think paul is going to did a great job, but i also think that joe biden is incredibly gifted when it comes to debating and understanding policy. he is a good orator. >>
john legend will be at one of the big fundraisers. another big concert. 6,000 350e78 expected in northern california. where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see...
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we saw the last go-round with obama and senator john mccain. mccain seemed a little uncomfortable, stiff there in that format, and the president walked around and seemed casual and comfortable making a connection with the audience. how important is that? >> it's everything. i mean, the master of this form is bill clinton. in fact, it was clinton in 1992 that kept saying i want more town hall forms because he can have such a great interpersonal relationship with people. he -- clinton can lock on somebody. he felt like he was talking directly at you. if you really think about what barack obama's problem was the last debate, he kept looking down at his notes and seemed to not really engage either romney or the moderator, for whatever his reasons. this time it's going to be different. he will be talking to the voter, so you really want to go right at them and talk to them as if you're their best friend. i would be studying, if i were both of them, bill clinton tapes. >> some analysts say that they thought the president perhaps misjudged here becaus
we saw the last go-round with obama and senator john mccain. mccain seemed a little uncomfortable, stiff there in that format, and the president walked around and seemed casual and comfortable making a connection with the audience. how important is that? >> it's everything. i mean, the master of this form is bill clinton. in fact, it was clinton in 1992 that kept saying i want more town hall forms because he can have such a great interpersonal relationship with people. he -- clinton can...
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so, john, welcome. and, i don't have to tell you this, you know foreign policy encompasses a big ball of wax. are you surprised at romney's emphasis on the middle east specifically and what does that emphasis tell you? >> you know, i was. and part of me is, as somebody who spends their life following the middle east, i'm a little flattered. part of me wonders where is china, where is russia, where are the sort of rising states like brazil, turkey, india, that have good relations with the u.s. that can be encouraged to take a more responsible role in the world. i would think a big foreign policy speech would address those kinds of issues. instead what i think romney was trying to do was say, say, look, we're much less safe in the middle east and that's because of this president, we're not leading so much. i spent last week in the middle east, in egypt for the whole week, i didn't feel less safe, honestly. and i didn't hear people saying we want the u.s. to tell us what to do. instead they said we want th
so, john, welcome. and, i don't have to tell you this, you know foreign policy encompasses a big ball of wax. are you surprised at romney's emphasis on the middle east specifically and what does that emphasis tell you? >> you know, i was. and part of me is, as somebody who spends their life following the middle east, i'm a little flattered. part of me wonders where is china, where is russia, where are the sort of rising states like brazil, turkey, india, that have good relations with the...
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john thth mann is here with me now. he gets a guilty, but he's really very lucky. because he just might get a break later. >> he might, and the first thing we have to say is yes, the butler did it. if you ever saw the da vinci code, this is not that. there are no dead people. no mystery. he admitted from the outset he took the documents. the court considered that. he didn't make any money from it. he wasn't expecting to make money from it. he said he was guided by the holy spirit to try to fight corruption in the church. he thought he was helping. although he admits the errors of his ways, the court said he did it in good faith but you made a mistake. he was sentenced to three years in jail. they cut the sentence to 18 months, and there's every prospect and the vatican has been hunting that the pope will pardon him. >> plus, he wrote a letter asking for forgiveness? >> they have asked for clemency. he's sentenced to a year and a half in jail. first, the vatican doesn't have a prison so he's not going to be doing hard time spanish inquisition style. it was that he w
john thth mann is here with me now. he gets a guilty, but he's really very lucky. because he just might get a break later. >> he might, and the first thing we have to say is yes, the butler did it. if you ever saw the da vinci code, this is not that. there are no dead people. no mystery. he admitted from the outset he took the documents. the court considered that. he didn't make any money from it. he wasn't expecting to make money from it. he said he was guided by the holy spirit to try...